JSter #56: News of October 2015 - Part 1
JavaScript is just a great tower of Babel
My book about Webpack and React keeps on progressing solidly. Of course it is a continuous struggle against technology that goes forward constantly but it feels like a major milestone is near and a paper version is in sight. See SurviveJS v1.9.0 announcement for more information.
Libraries
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- zenorocha/clipboard.js - Manage clipboard through JavaScript
- spin.js - Customizable spinners
- React v0.14
- UpUp - a tiny script that makes sure your site is always there for your users
- Popmotion - a 12kb JavaScript motion engine
Articles
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- Babel-free backend prototype – challenge accepted
- Design Considerations: Text on Images
- The State of JavaScript on Android in 2015 is... poor
- Why We Need WebAssembly: An Interview with Brendan Eich
- GopherJS - JavaScript performance can be surprising when compared with Go.
Interviews
- react-bootstrap - Bridging React with Bootstrap
- Cerebral - A good, emerging solution for structuring your React application